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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
GOLD
Dan Marino Center at Miami Children's Hospital
3100 SW 62nd Ave., Miami
305-666-6511
The Miami Children's Hospital Dan Marino Center is a center for the comprehensive evaluation and treatment of children with special needs. Services offered at the center include behavioral and psycho-educational interventions, and rehabilitative services including speech and language, and physical and occupational therapy. Also, the doctors at the center provide programs that enhance self-esteem of children and adolescents by promoting physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. The neuroscience program includes five pediatric neurologists who perform EEGs, video EEGs and brainstem and visual-evoked responses.
SILVER
Fit for Kids
1868 NE 164th St., North Miami Beach
305-949-7665
www.fitforkids.net
BRONZE
Carrie Brazer Center
7425 SW 42nd St., Miami
305-262-5999
www.cbc4autism.org
PALM BEACH COUNTY
GOLD
St. Mary's Special Needs Center
901 45th St., West Palm Beach
561-844-6300
www.stmarysmc.com
St. Mary's Hospital strives to reach the unique needs of parents in all aspects of care. The hospital offers special services including a high-risk obstetrical unit and special needs center. The campus also is the site of the Quantum House, a home-away-from-home for families of pediatric patients requiring care.
SILVER
Center for Child Development
Main Office: 5325 Greenwood Ave., West Palm Beach, 800-879-4083
1720 E. Tiffany Drive, West Palm Beach, 561-845-7965
12955 Palms West Drive, Loxahatchee, 561-753-7010
6169 Jog Road, Lake Worth, 561-432-3980
6650 Indiantown Road, Jupiter, 561-748-9707
www.centerforchilddevelopment.org
BROWARD COUNTY
GOLD
Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies
3301 College Ave., Davie
954-262-6900
www.nova.edu.msi/superkids
The Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies offers SuperKids, an individualized, hands-on approach to working with students who have learning disabilities or attention-deficit disorder. Students work in small groups with a teacher twice a week for an hour. The instructors create individual learning plans with ways to supplement each student's learning in reading, writing and math. Students create graphs of their progress as part of the program. This motivating tracking system enhances students' self-esteem as they work to reach their academic goals.
SILVER
Children's Diagnostic and Treatment Center
1401 S. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale
954-728-8080
BRONZE
Easter Seals Center
6951 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation
954-792-8772
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